1
: an amount added to the cost price to determine the selling price
broadly
: profit
2
: a U.S. Congressional committee session at which a bill is put into final form before it is reported out
Examples of markup in a Sentence
Noun
The retail markup on their products is 25 percent.
selling used cars at high markups
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Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Retailers’ markup has averaged about 38 cents a gallon over the past five years, according to the convenience store trade group NACS, citing data from research firm OPIS.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
While Senators tickets are generally affordable, they’re marked up for games against marquee clubs.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
This diverts from the usual legislative process of amendments, markups and the like, which Huizenga told Newsweek was problematic for debt proposals in the past.
—Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Retailers’ markup has averaged about 38 cents a gallon over the past five years, according to the convenience store trade group NACS, citing data from research firm OPIS.
—Hannah Fingerhut, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
Interest rates may be higher because dealers mark up these rates in order to take a profit.
—Jasmin Suknanan, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
While Senators tickets are generally affordable, they’re marked up for games against marquee clubs.
—Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2026
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“Markup.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/markup. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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markup
1 of 2 noun
mark·up
ˈmär-ˌkəp 
: an amount added to the cost price of an article to set the selling price
mark up
2 of 2 verb(ˈ)mär-ˈkəp
: to put a higher price on
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